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Lawrence K. Wang, Jiaping Paul Chen, Yung-Tse Hung, Nazih K. Shammas (2010), Membrane and Desalination Technologies, Humana Totowa, NJ, USA, 716 pages, ISBN 978-1-58829-940-6 , https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-278-6 ..... ABSTRACT: This book includes the following chapters: (1) Membrane Technology: Past, Present and Future; (2) Preparation of Polymeric Membranes; (3) Advanced Membrane Fouling Characterization in Full-Scale Reverse Osmosis Processes; (4) Membrane Filtration Regulations and Determination of Log Removal Value; (5) Treatment of Industrial Effluents, Municipal Wastes, and Potable Water by Membrane Bioreactors; (6) Treatment of Food Industry Foods and Wastes by Membrane Filtration; (7) Membrane Separation: Basics and Applications; (8) Membrane Systems Planning and Design; (9) Adsorption Desalination: A Novel Method; (10) Membrane Processes for Reclamation of Municipal Wastewater; (11) Potable Water Biotechnology, Membrane Filtration and Biofiltration; (12) Desalination of Seawater by Thermal Distillation and Electrodialysis Technologies; (13) Desalination of Seawater by Reverse Osmosis; (14) Membrane Technologies for Point-of-Use and Point-of-Entry Applications; (15) Membrane Technologies for Oil–Water Separation; and (16) Gas-Sparged Ultrafiltration: Recent Trends, Applications and Future Challenges.